I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
TONI MORRISONIf you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.
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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
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There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises. If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays.
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Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
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There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
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